PLAINVIEW, TX —
OSHA Inspection: PROWASTE, INC.
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of PROWASTE, INC. in 1920 HWY 194, PLAINVIEW, TX 79072 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 310223532.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- PROWASTE, INC.
- Site address
- 1920 HWY 194
- City
- PLAINVIEW
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 79072
- Mailing
- 8010 NEEDLE POINT ROAD, BAYTOWN, TX 77521
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238910
- SIC code (legacy)
- 1794
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jan 26, 2007
- Abate by
- Feb 7, 2007
- Penalty
- Initial $2,500 · Current $2,500
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to hazard of being struck while working in close proximity to a backhoe. At the work site, 1920 State Hwy. 194, Plainview, Texas. Prowaste Inc. employees were required to work in a blatantly hazardous situation when they were directed to use a backhoe to drive hold-down stakes for a trailer being installed at this facility while another employee held the stake. Among other methods one method would have been to use a sledge hammer or a hammer drill to drive in the stakes.
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Jan 26, 2007
- Abate by
- Feb 7, 2007
- Penalty
- Initial $2,500 · Current $2,500
More inspections in this industry (NAICS 238910)
More inspections in TX
Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 310223532.
Look up any company's OSHA accident reports by company, or browse severe injury reports by year, state, and company.